Jamie Mackay: The Country host on livestock shortages impacting meat plants - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Meat plants across the nation are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels.

New Zealand's national sheep flock and dairy herd have continued to decline in recent years, impacting the flow of livestock into meat works.

The Country's Jamie Mackay explains further.

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